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Table 4 Testing interactions of Cognitive Impairments with Gait Speed and Grip Strength in the final model

From: Association between cognitive function and life-space mobility in older adults: results from the FRéLE longitudinal study

 

# of free

Gait speed [iGait3]

Grip strength [iGrip4]

-2LL

Parameters

BIC

Coef.

s.e.

P-level

Coef.

s.e.

P-level

Part A.1: Testing interactions one at a time:

Without interaction: [LLh4]

−58,867.3

115

118,586

      

iLSA1 on iGrip + Int[iGrip]5: [LLh5]

−58,858.9

117

118,584

   

−0.033***

0.010

0.001

−2*(LLh4-LLh5)

16.84***

2

-2

      

iLSA1 on iGait + Int[iGait]6: [LLh6]

−58,862.6

116

118,584

−0.018*

0.007

0.014

   

−2*(LLh4-LLh6)

9.46**

1

-2

      

sLSA1 on iGrip + Int[sGrip]7: [LLh7]

−58,865.0

117

118,596

   

−0.051

0.031

0.095

−2(LLh4-LLh7)

4.48

2

10

      

Part B.1: Testing simultaneously, for iLSA, Int[iGrip] & Int[iGait]

iLSA on iGrip + Int[iGrip] + Int[iGait]: [LLh8]

− 58,858.7

118

118,591

−0.011

0.008

0.141

−0.026*

0.011

0.020

−2(LLh4-LLh8)

17.09***

3

5

      

Part B.2: Testing the significance of Int[iGrip] and Int[iGait]

Excluding Int[iGait]: [LLLh9]

−58,858.9

117

118,584

      

−2(LLh9-LLh8)

0.25

1

−7

      

Excluding Int[iGrip]: [LLh10]

−58,862.6

116

118,584

      

−2(LLh10-LLh8)

7.63*

2

7

      

Part B.3: Testing the significance of Int[iGrip]

Without interaction + [iGrip]: [LLh11]

−58,865.7

116

118,590

      

−2(LLh11-LLh5)

13.69***

1

-6

      
  1. *p ≤ 0,05; ** p ≤ 0,01; *** p ≤ 0,001
  2. Interactions are not defined for changes in moderators with the LSA intercept
  3. (1) iLSA: intercept for LSA; sLSA: Slope for LSA
  4. (2) iMoCA: intercept for MoCA; sMoCA: Slope for MoCA
  5. (3) iGait: intercept for Gait speed
  6. (4) iGrip: intercept for Grip strenght